Grappa di Sassicaia Jacopo Poli (375 ml)

Grappa di Sassicaia is a distillate of Cabernet Sauvignon with a small % of Cab franc pmace from vines on the actual estate of Tenuta San Guido. It’s made from one of the oldest operating stills in all of Italy. The fresh marc is soft pressed from the skins immediately following the wine’s maceration phase and then right after that distillation starts up.

After the cauldron gets emptied and the cycle is reinitiated, the heads and tails are eliminated so that the heart of the grappa preserves the purest spectrum of primary aromas and flavors. The finished spirit spends four years aging in French oak barriques.

It’s a very elegant spirit that has both fruity and herbal elements from the Cabernet but is also toasty and restrained with tons of nuance and depth. It’s a classy bottle – unfortunately, I only have one!